Cagliari vs Milan 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Brilliant Bennacer strike earns leaders Milan win at Cagliari
A brilliant strike from Ismael Bennacer earned AC Milan a 1-0 victory at Cagliari on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 45': Second Half begins Cagliari 0, AC Milan 0.
- 59': Goal! Cagliari 0, AC Milan 1. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 68': Substitution, Cagliari. Alessandro Deiola replaces Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 71': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Rafael Leão.
- 72': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 75': Substitution, Cagliari. Gabriele Zappa replaces Dalbert.
- 77': Raoul Bellanova (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Junior Messias.
- 81': Substitution, Cagliari. Gastón Pereiro replaces Raoul Bellanova.
- 82': Substitution, Cagliari. Keita Baldé replaces Alberto Grassi.
- 87': Substitution, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Cagliari 0, AC Milan 1.
Game Information
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 12,309
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +60 | Internazionale | 32 | 83 | 1 |
| +26 | AC Milan | 32 | 69 | 5 |
| +21 | Juventus | 33 | 64 | 5 |
| +22 | Bologna | 33 | 62 | 5 |
Statistics
 MIL |
CAG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 57.8 | Possession | 42.2 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 366 | Accurate Passes | 222 |
| 460 | Passes | 330 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 44 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 20 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 6 | Clearances | 15 |
Cagliari (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Alessio Cragno (GK) |
| 66 | Matteo Lovato |
| 15 | Giorgio Altare |
| 3 | Edoardo Goldaniga |
| 27 | Alberto Grassi |
| 29 | Dalbert |
| 8 | Razvan Marin |
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
| 12 | Raoul Bellanova  |
| 10 | João Pedro |
| 30 | Leonardo Pavoletti |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 20 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 10 | Brahim Díaz |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 30 | Junior Messias |
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